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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C55181 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15